Hey! I’m Kelsey— doula, birth researcher, and complete birth nerd!
My biggest passion is guiding pregnant people and new parents-- like you. YES you!-- to have an informed birth and postpartum journey, that allows you to have the birth YOU WANT, and care for your little one… without the pressure, uncertainty, and stress of bad advice or misinformation.
Are you ready? Let’s do this.
A little backstory…
I quit my soul-crushing “real job” in 2023 to be a full-time doula. Crazy, right? It was hands down the BEST decision of my life.
And all of it happened because of a big " AH-HA!"
In 2023, I realized that the birth research I spent 15 years of my life doing wasn’t getting to the people who needed it most– pregnant people. Moms and dads. Families.
Because let’s be honest. We have all been there— scrolling social media only to stumble across the birth-/momfluencer who positions their personal opinion as doing their “own research.” And we get sucked into the hype. The fear-mongering. The overblown “you have to birth/parent this way or you are a terrible person” arguments.
So, I decided enough was enough. Since 2023, I’ve supported pregnant people, first-time moms, fathers, and families. I’ve answered late-night (and early morning) phone calls. I’ve stayed overnight to help with infant feeding and sleep. I’ve shared what I learned while my nose was buried in ALL THE BOOKS.
And now I wake up every day EXCITED because not only do I get to support people through one of the biggest life changes they will ever have. Now I get to show those people and families how to shift through the c*ap, and find reliable information, evidence, and research they need to make their own best birth decisions.
The best part about my story?
There’s nothing magical or secret about what I do. I invested time, energy, and money. I read hundreds of books and articles. And I kept learning and researching until it became muscle memory.
Not only did it become “muscle memory,” but I fell in love with all things pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
And now I’m here to teach you my entire process so you can experience the calm, confidence, and certainty of making your own best birth decisions– decisions that are based on evidence AND feel right for you.
I promise– you can do this. You and me? We’re besties now. You get all my juicy pregnancy, birth, and postpartum info AND my secrets to doing your own research (but like actual research, not just pulling opinions out of the air).
My vision is simple…
To create a world in which every new parent knows how to:
1️⃣ Fact-check any pregnancy, birth, or postpartum info and advice they are given…
2️⃣ Build an informed, evidence-based birth and postpartum plan so they feel calm, confident, and certain they are making their own best birth decisions.
That’s my dream.
OK, I’m hooked! Where do I start?
If you’re ready to jump in— you HAVE TO start reading Expecting Evidence!
Whether you are newly pregnant (congrats!), in your second or third trimester, or already a parent working your way through postpartum, each blog post is designed to help you take the steps necessary to shift through all the garbage advice and make your own best birth/postpartum choices.
Tune in every week to discover why thousands of expecting and new parents turn to me for guidance when it comes to all things birth, including how to find and understand evidence-based info, preparing for birth, planning for postpartum, and so much more! Click here to read the latest post.